Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian championship for freestyle wrestling approaching
SportsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Freestyle Wrestling Federation of Mongolia (FSWFM) has announced the national championship for the sport will take place on January 8-10 in the “Buyant-Ukhaa” sport complex.
The national championship will select wrestlers to compete in the qualification tournaments for the Rio 2016 Olympics and other competitions.
Selected athletes will take part in the Takhti Wrestling Cup for men’s freestyle wrestling to be held on January 14-15 in Tehran, Iran; the Dave Schultz’s international competition (freestyle and Greco-Roman) on January 27-30 in Colorado-Springs city, the USA; and the Ivan Yrygin’s Golden Grand Prix from January 28 to February 1 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. They also will compete in the Grand Prix tournament on January 29-31 in Paris, France; and in an Olympic qualification competition on January 30-31 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
